I had a Dad and the rivers and lakes

 

A Gorge in Oregon

This is an acrylic painting of a photo I took near Crater lake in Southern Oregon USA.

reference photo

The Fall Dance

I think it needs a fisherman somewhere.  Watercolor on 300lb cp 11"X15"  This was a great study in foliage and reflections in water.  I used sap green,  permanent rose, new gamboge yellow with purple for the darks.

The Rogue River

WIP  A 15"x23" watercolor and graphic white on 140lb cold press paper

The Spring Run-off

A 11"x15" watercolor on 140lb cold press paper

Sacramento River

A 11"x15" watercolor on 140lb cold press paper

Grandma with her Willow Stick

This is a photo of my Grandma fishing with her favorite willow stick. She is Mono Indian from the North Fork Rancheria tribe in CA.. She lived to the age of 106 years.

No Hands Bridge on the American River

Reference photo of the "No Hands Bridge" in Auburn, CA

A 15"x11" watercolor on 140lb cold press paper (sold-private collection)

The Gold Dredge

A gold dredge on the Bear river CA. My dad loved gold panning in the rivers of Northern CA. I have joined him many times and it is very hard work, but just being on the river,you soon forget.

A 11"x15" watercolor on 140lb cold press paper

No Hands Bridge

Part of my growing up years was in the CA gold country. In the summers when temperatures would hit 102 F we would head for the river. This is the "No Hands Bridge" in the Auburn area.

A 15"x11" watercolor on 140lb cold press paper (Sold-Private Collection)

Lazy River

A 11"x15" watercolor on 140 cold press paper (Private Collection)